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Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

355 Plainfield Street, Springfield, MA 01107 · (413) 750-2333 · Part of Springfield School District

Springfield’s School Grade D better than 10% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
265
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Springfield kids: 11 high schools

On the path

Where Springfield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–531 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)You are here
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

355 Plainfield Street, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 693
Grade 793
Grade 879
Enrollment over time
321’20
301’21
274’22
254’23
265’24

Down 17.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 59%Black 24%White 10%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) from Springfield families.

Other schools in Springfield School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Springfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.